He grew up in Mount Airy and graduated from Central High School and Temple University. “To know Murray was to love him,” a friend said, “and he was known by the thousands.”

Mr. Vetri was a popular figure in son Marc Vetri's restaurants, where he prepared staff meals featuring his South Philadelphia-style Italian food.

He graduated from Rutgers, lived in Cherry Hill, and was a member of the South Jersey Soccer and New Jersey Youth Soccer halls of fame. Friends and colleagues called him Mr. Soccer.

She spent time as a child in both Massachusetts and Guatemala, and discovered her love of geology and metamorphic petrology in college.

He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and worked for decades in Philadelphia. "He felt it was deeply important to make positive contributions to our world," his son said.

She was the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president.

Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author died “peacefully at home surrounded by close family.”

He was a lifelong Philadelphian who valued education, equality, and community involvement. “He was a beacon of intelligence, kindness, and compassion,” his family said.

She lived in Philadelphia her whole life but touched people around the world through her charity work with the Heifer International global nonprofit that combats hunger and poverty.

He was born in Philadelphia and lived in Lower Merion for four decades. "He was a kind, gentle, generous man who brought joy and laughter into our lives at every meeting," a friend said.

He grew up in Liverpool, England, and developed into an acclaimed painter in Philadelphia. "My new work is freer and fresher because of my artistic journey," he said.

Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former president Donald Trump’s oldest sister, has died at the age of 86.

He lived in Camden for many years and was an active member of Philadelphia Chapter No. 1 of the Montford Point Marine Association.

She lived in Plymouth Meeting nearly her whole life and worked in Philadelphia and Norristown. "Robin was a terrific editor and a better person," a former colleague said.

She grew up in Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd, lived also in Florida, and embraced art and music in both locales. "Singing was a cornerstone of her life," her family said.